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What I really love about 300 is that it is such a cool film with a lot of graphic comical violence within it. After all, it is a graphic novel and it is meant to be. I really like the beginning of this film but I love the ending! The violence was just absolute kick-ass because it was comically graphic and that is pretty much what sums up 300. 300 has some slow-motion scenes within the action scenes which I think is the complete coolness of the film. 300 became a successful blockbuster but had mixed reviews. I admit that most people rate it really high and love it for its action but I don't just love it for that but also for its story and characters. I also admit that it is very overrated because of the action within it. I seriously don't see why people hate this film. It is just so fun! 300 isn't a serious film but it is just a film of pure entertainment. I don't really see why this is called a science fiction film. The only way it could be is the violence but there isn't any mythical or imaginitive creatures within it at all. At first, I was worried about this film because a graphic novel about history?! I thought "This is going to be ultimate crap!" However, when I watched it, I really enjoyed it. This is a very different kind of graphic novel compared to Sin City. The only thing they have in common is they are both violent films but in their own ways.
Gerard Butler made a very good King Leonidas but one thing that did slightly annoy me about him in it was his voice. You can't tell it is Gerard Butler in this film. If you see him in films like P.S. I Love You, RocknRolla or Phantom O The Opera then you definitely can. He was awesome in the action scenes but because he was in it, he made Leonidas a heartthrob that instantly catches women's attention as well as being an action hero. This film isn't just filled with violence but it has quite a bit of sex and nudity within it especially in the sex scene at the beginning and also what most women would like to see: men in just a pair of pants with six-packs. King Leonidas is the king of the Spartans. They are being invaded by the Persians. He and his 300 soldiers are sent to battle to defend themselves. The odds are against the Spartans because there are millions of Persians.
Zack Snyder directed this film really well in my opinion. His work wasn't really anything major but it was just pure entertainment which is what graphic novels are. Sin City is a serious and entertaining film still because it is such a famous film. The violence used is so cool! The script was ok. I guess, it could have been better but it still was pretty good. I have heard and read better scripts in the past but it is a script of entertainment so that satisfies me.
300 is one of my favourite action films as well as one of my favourite comic book films of all time. 300 is better than Watchmen in every single way! Simple as! 2007 was a great year for action films as well as cinema. Action films like The Bourne Ultimatum, Shoot 'Em Up, 300, Sunshine and Transformers are some of the best films of 2007. It is a kick-ass film that I would watch when I'm in the mood for a kick-ass thrill ride.
9/10
